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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372022

MILLENNIUM REINFORCING INC

Event
Burn, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Installing, Overhead Power Line, Rebar
NAICS
238110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345421697
Employer profile
MILLENNIUM REINFORCING INC
Summary number
221372022
Report ID
0950641
Project type
A

Event description

One employee is killed, two others receive electrical shock

Investigation abstract

At 12:08 p.m. on July 15, 2021, three employees worked to install thirty-five-foot-long rebar. At some point, the rebar contacted an energized, overhead powerline operating at 16,000 v phase to phase. All three employees were electrocuted with Employee #1 killed, and Employees #2 and #3 hospitalized to treat electrical shock and burns.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    7051
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    7051
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 43 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    7051

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